Tourism Industry

Course: Tourism 3

The 3rd - and final - Course of the Crans Montana IUHEI devoted to the Tourism Industry and its major challenges for Government Officials and top decision-makers took place on February 29 & March 1st, 2008.

 

Today, Tourism – travel for leisure and for business – is one of the largest, fastest growing industries and the dominant service sector. It brings added value to the lives of hundreds of millions of people. Tourism is now well recognized as one of the key ways to bring wealth and experience from the richest to the poorest countries.

 

Financing the Tourism Industry’s development, attracting partners and foreign investors is the real challenge for most of the Governments around the World.

 

 

List of Participants and their Contributions:

Carlos Abade Director Investment Department, Portugal’s National Tourism Organisation   Obaid S. Al Kendi Director - Representative, Office of the United Arab Emirates of the World Trade Organization   Gergana Atanassova Senior Sales Manager, Country Golf Club Ibar   Wolfgang Bertelsmeier Special Representative - Europe, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group - How to Secure Aid from and work with the International Financial Organizations   Roger-Philippe Bertozzi Senior Advisor, Office of the United Arab Emirates to the World Trade Organization   Genc Boga Managing Partner, Boga & Associates, Albania   Jean-Paul Carteron Chairman, Graduate Institute of International Studies (IUHEI)   François Chopinet General Director, Intercontinental Carlton, Intercontinental Hotels - The importance of luxury and prestige for the new touristic destinations   Maxime Crener Dean, International University of Monaco   Natalia Dimitrova Junior Expert Tourism Policy Directorate, Bulgarian State Agency for Tourism   Mohammed F. Hamad Head of Investments, Kuwait Finance House - BSC - What are the Private and Public available Sources for Financing the Tourism Industry - Negotiating with Private group and managing contracts within the time limits   Mohamed Hassan Mahmoud Chief Financial Officer, First Arabian Hotels & Resorts   Axel Happenot Group Director, Sales & Marketing, Monte-Carlo SBM - Société des Bains de Mer - Legends in Luxury Make Their Own Luck

Dimitrinka Hristova Secretary General, Bulgarian State Agency for Tourism   Adetokunbo Kayode Minister, Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture & National Orientation, Nigeria   Anelija Krushkova Chairperson, Bulgarian State Agency for Tourism   Zoltan Kun Executive Director, Pan Parks Foundation - Financing Tourism in Protected Areas through an Innovative investment proposal for developing nature-based tourism   Ilia Lazarov Executive Director, Country Golf Club Ibar - Taking Advantage of International Major Events to stimulate Top Level Tourism Industry and Business Tourism   Irina Lazarova Member - Board of Directors, Country Golf Club Ibar   Dominique Loiseau President, Bernard Loiseau SA - Relais & Chateaux - Relais & Chateaux Presentation   Khaled Makhlouf Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Tourism, Tourism Development Authority, Egypt   Bernard Pasquier Former Director, Minister of Finance, Brazil Former Director, World Bank Group - Financing the Tourism Industry   Dusanka Pavicevic Head of the Economic Sector, Ministry of Tourism and Environment, Montenegro   Luc Pettavino Chief Executive Officer, Monaco Yacht Show   Zeljka Radak Kukavicic General Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Environment, Montenegro   Assia Yossifova Head of Marketing, Promotion and Information Directorate, Bulgarian State Agency for Tourism

 

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Courses: Tourism 1 & 2

Further to the success of the first Crans Montana IUHEI Course dedicated to the Tourism Industry on June 29 & 30, the second Course devoted to the “New Century’s Challenges” took place in Monaco on September 7 and 8.

 

The first session which welcomed Mr. Gérard Pélisson and Mr. Jean-Louis Bruguière addressed the general challenges of the Tourism Industry today with a special focus on how to enhance the value of a city, a region or a country and how to evaluate the risks and threats which could limit the development of tourism.

 

For the second session, general and more technical topics were approached, enabling an interactive and high level exchange of experience and good practices. Among the Experts, Mr Xavier Rugeroni, Regional Vice-President & Director General Fairmont Monte-Carlo and Mrs. Dubravka Suica Mayor of the City of Dubrovnik.

 

As in the first session of June 2007, the level of participation in the second Course was exceptional. It indeed gathered major Government Officials, Representatives of National Tourism Promotion Boards, as well as major stakeholders of the Tourism Business. Participants came from all over the world: Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, France, Hungary, Malaysia, Montenegro, South Africa etc.

 

Contribution of Experts:

Dr. Maxime Crener

Dean, International University of Monaco

- Tourism Industry & Education

 

Mr. Zoltan Kun

Executive Director, Pan Parks Foundation

- Pan Parks Presentation

- Sustainable Tourism, Eco-Tourism & Energy Efficiency

 

Mr. Alexis de la Palme

Associate Director, Middle East & Africa, Accor Group

- Accor Presentation

- Negotiation with Hotel Chains

 

Mr. Walter Pasini

Director, WHO, Collaborating Center of Travel Medicine, Italy

- Tourism, Seasonal Migrations & Public Health

 

 

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